Named in 14 known lawsuits, $243,196 total settlements.
Crespo, Edwin, et al. vs Franco, Joseph, et al.
Case # 22CV07345,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 26, 2022
Complaint
Description: Between 2006 and 2015, each of the Plaintiffs, Edwin Crespo, Donte Smiley, Tony Serrano, Anthony Washington, Jose Santiago, and Sidney Wray were arrested in Bronx, New York by the Defendant Detective Joseph Franco while working for the NYPD. Defendant Detective Franco falsely charged each Plaintiff with crimes they did not commit , and otherwise conspired to frame them. Each of the criminal charges against each of the Plaintiffs was based upon false evidence that the Defendant Detective Franco fabricated, and the Defendant Detective Franco suppressed evidence of their misconduct from the prosecutor and the defense. Due to the Defendant Detective Franco's misconduct, each of the Plaintiffs faced years in pris...
Clavell, Victor vs Disimone, Anthony, et al.
Case # 15CV08354,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 19, 2016, ended January 6, 2017
$12,696 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: While waiting for his child's bus to drop him off, Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, arrested, tightly handcuffed, and taken to the 46th Precinct. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of (redacted) which was dismissed.
Samuels, Dante vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302188/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 28, 2015, ended March 15, 2016
$32,500 Settlement
Osuna, Rosa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306380/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 26, 2015, ended August 31, 2016
$32,500 Settlement
Rosa, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300518/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 10, 2015, ended December 1, 2015
$12,000 Settlement
Dent, Toussaint vs Police, Department Of, Nyc, et al.
Case # 025015/2014E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 9, 2015, ended October 27, 2017
Zero Disposition
Jones, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303623/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 22, 2014, ended May 7, 2015
$25,000 Settlement
Brown, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01711,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 12, 2014, ended October 16, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant Officers chased Plaintiff in their van, arrested him, took him to the 54th PCT, and charged him with 220.50(3), 221.15; 221.10(2); 221.05; and 10-131(1)(3); which were all later dismissed. While at an in-patient drug treatment center, defendant officers assaulted and battered plaintiff, took him to the 44th PCT, where he was charged with 220.39(3); 220.44; 220.16; 220.03; and 220.06
Cuevas, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 305271/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 27, 2012, ended October 11, 2013
$45,000 Settlement
Cuevas, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 305138/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 19, 2012, ended May 22, 2013
$47,500 Settlement
Figueroa, Pablo vs City of New York,, et al.
Case # 308965/2009,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 9, 2009, ended April 12, 2017
Administrative Closing
Campos v. City of New York et al
Case # 13CV01201,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$13,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant plainclothes Officers accosted Plaintiff and asked him to disclose where they could find drugs. Plaintiff did not comply but was arrested after by another plainclothes officers who assaulted him, took him to the 44th precinct, and charged him with OGA, which was later dismissed.
Rivera v. City of New York et al
Case # 17CV00374,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: On May 22, 2015 the plaintiff was in his car when he was pulled over by defendant officers, told to get out of his vehicle, and the car was searched. No contraband was discovered, but the plaintiff was arrested anyway, brought to the 44th Precinct and subjected to a strip search. No contraband was recovered. The plaintiff was charged with criminal sale of marijuana in the 4th degree. The charges were later dismissed. On October 20, 2015 at 5:50 PM the plaintiff was walking on the street at McClellan Street and Sheridan Street in the Bronx when defendant officers in plain clothes and unmarked vehicles stopped and searched the him. No contraband was found, but the plaintiff again was brought to the 44th Precinct ...
Mitchell v. City of New York et al
Case # 08CV10677,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$12,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff, searched him, tightly handcuffed him, and then taken to the 42nd Precinct. Plaintiff was released after being fingerprinted without ever being charged of a crime.